Ana Maria Troncoso

Hi! I am a certified teacher of Spanish as a second language. I have a lot of experience teaching Spanish to English speakers. I live in Mendoza, Argentina.

I am a graduate of the National University of San Juan in Language Education, and have taught for 20 years as a language instructor. As well as my experience, I have had numerous further training, including:

an intensive Cambridge 1 month course in "Teaching Spanish as a Second or Other Language" course administered by International House in 2007
a week-long DELE examiners course through the Cervantes Institute of Spain in 2008
workshops at a Language Instruction symposium in London, England, in October, 2010
numerous other conferences, workshops and refresher courses on teaching Spanish
After working for numerous large Spanish-language schools for many years, I decided to open my own small language school in Mendoza in 2007, to better serve my students and to be able to better enjoy the experience of teaching the richness of the Hispanic language and culture to foreign students in a better setting.

I can compare studying and acquiring a language to climbing a very high mountain- where you not only are going to encounter some difficulties, but also, for sure, happiness . The feeling of having acquired and managed the language, and being able to commnunicate, is like getting to the top of Aconcagua. A wonderful sensation that you are about to experience.

During the" climbing", the process of acquiring the language, you may feel anxious and may suffer from altitude, or a little frustration. But don't worry! That is totally normal. It is part of the process. It means you are thinking, analysing, creating and building the new language in your mind. And that takes time, like climbing a mountain. You need to be patient and enjoy the process. I can help you!